SKITTERING FOR PICKEREL; HOWAN ANGLER DID IT IN PLACID HOUSATONIC POOLS. WHAT A PICKEREL IS AND HOW TO SKITTER FOR HIM--A DAY SPENT IN CATCHING THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER.

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 1.--When I got to these Bershires I inquired where I might fish. There being nothing by suckers in the streams of Catskill, while the waters here have been carefully stocked and protected for many years, I was anxious to begin. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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